Bookish stuff from a magpie for books
What a week! I'm starting to get back into the swing of things now that I'm back at work - last week was almost like a second first week for me as I'd only just started this job before everything began to close for lockdown. I work in a library so things are not the … Continue reading This Week I Have Mostly Been Reading…
I will probably say this every month for the rest of this year, but HOW is it September already? I'm finally back at work after my five-and-a-half romance with furlough. It's so strange, because when I started this job, we were just approaching the clocks going forward and the light nights starting, and now we're … Continue reading September TBR – Pick a card, any card
After writing my last post, we had a rather spectacular power outage which rendered me internetless for about three days! I was subsequently in the throes of birthday fever (I'll do a post about my birthday haul later in the week) and, finally, got the call to return to work full time. As such, not … Continue reading August Round Up
Some books from my August TBR So, in typical me fashion, I took a week break that turned into two months. If I adjust my schedule, I really struggle to deal with it and tend to just completely drop the ball! Anyway, I'm back and going to try to come up with a schedule that … Continue reading June/July Round Up || August TBR
In lieu of posting this week I want to make it clear that I utterly condemn the acts of the police forces in the US - and also all too frequently in my home country of the UK - in committing acts of racist violence against the Black community. If you have the means, please … Continue reading no posts this week
Even with nougat, you can have a perfect moment.Thief of Time, Terry Pratchett
The rare sunny Scottish day! (NB: I don't live here, I was just on holiday, more's the pity) Thanks to Long and Short Reviews for hosting the Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge. This week's challenge is books set in my city or state! I live in a town in Scotland near Glasgow. There aren't a lot … Continue reading Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: Books set in my city or state
It’s that time again! Thanks as always to Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl for facilitating TTT. This week's topic is opening lines. I've always wished I had a better memory for these. I have a good memory for the general plot of most books (though I will admit some thrillers have a tendency to smoosh together), … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Opening Lines
Blackwell's in Edinburgh is one of my favourite bookshops This is a bit late this week - Monday was a public holiday in the UK and I'd had a lot of socialising over the weekend, celebrating a friend's 30th on Saturday and then having a round of Dungeon World on Sunday (highly recommended!) As such, … Continue reading This Week I Have Mostly Been Reading…
Today is my favourite kind of Sunday - the one with a holiday Monday directly afterwards! I loved today's #SixforSunday prompt as hosted by Steph @ A Little but A Lot. I have so many favourite series and favourite characters from those - character is maybe the most important part of any book for me … Continue reading Six for Sunday: Favourite Characters from Series
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